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HR4682

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -86.03°   Az: 164.12°   Direction: South-South-East

HR4682 is a variable and double giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4682 visual magnitude is 5. Because of its moderate brightness, HR4682 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of HR4682 star
DSS2 image of HR4682. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4682 during the next 10000 years (-12.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 20m 21s
-55° 17’ 01”
12h 07m 37s
00h 27m 59s

J2000

12h 18m 59s
-55° 08’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

298.27°
7.43°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4682.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5
Giant

-0.34
M1III
3663K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4682 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4682. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR4682 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4682 double sysyem:

5
12
7
35.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4682 is distant 381.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

116.96
381.29
-7 km/s
-0.076 arcsec/y
-0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO239838
SAO239838

Visibility from Your Location

HR4682 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK